Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Rather than try to search for a replacement for Brett Hull, NBC is scrapping the Studio Show entirely...

In the United States, changes are in the works for NBC's hockey telecasts. Sources say the studio show will be scrapped now that Brett Hull has left to take a front-office job with the Dallas Stars.

Replacing Hull will be Mike Milbury, the former NHL player and general manager. He is likely to work on-site as a commentator.

NBC is expected to drop Bill Clement as the host of the NHL broadcasts. The status of analyst Ray Ferraro isn't clear.

Bill Clement will obviously be dropped as host if the whole program is gone, and how is Milbury replacing Hull if he's a commentator? Huh Toronto??? Either way it's an odd move. Head to the Toronto G&M link if you care about Hockey Night in Canada, they are going through changes as well.

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Dropping Clement is a huge mistake. He and John Davidson made the sport watchable(for me at least) when it was on ESPN. But then again, I doubt NBC really gives a shit about its hockey coverage, so it's not a surprise, either.